This best of the Via Appia tombs is the resting place to the daughter-in-law of Crassus, a 1st-century BC land mogul and Julius Caesar's financier.
The tomb was preserved in the early 14th century when Dante's nemesis Pope Boniface VIII donated it to his own powerful family. They turned it into the base of a massive fortress (which explains the crenellations atop the tomb), used to guard the road and exact tolls.
Rather than pay, Romans developed the Via Appia Nuova to the east, leaving this stretch of ancient road little trafficked and little developed—in effect preserving much of it until scientific archaeology and popular Romantic interest in the ancient world came along in the 19th century to restore what was left.
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These sights aren't terribly close to the rest of Rome. If you want to make a day dedicated to the outskirts of the wall, these are the places to see:
This article was written by Reid Bramblett and was last updated in February 2014.
All information was accurate at the time.
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